I take out my phone while he cooks dinner, pull up my return flight, and cancel it.I know I’ll have to deal with everything at my apartment at some point, but for now, I want to be here with my mate.
“Here you go,” Christian says, setting a plate stacked with grilled cheese in front of me.“We also have some salad stuff if you want.Although the lettuce looks a little sad.”
“This is good,” I say gratefully.
We grab a sandwich, and he watches me as I eat.
“What are you thinking?”he asks quietly.
I decide to be honest, to take a leap of faith with him.
“How much I love you,” I whisper.
His sandwich hovers halfway to his mouth.“Mate…”
“I love you, Christian.I think I started falling for you that first day, and I’m so tired of fighting it.I trust you.I want to be with you.I love you.”
“Quinn,” he chokes out.“I love you.So much.More than I ever thought possible.”
He drops his sandwich and wraps his arms around me.
For the first time in my life, I’m totally at peace.
For the first time in my life, I’m fully loved.
I lift my face, and he smiles down at me.He looks so happy, so handsome.I cup his face in my palms.His head lowers, and we kiss, the embrace slow and gentle because we know we have a whole future together.
“What now?”I ask against his lips.
“Now we do whatever you want,” he says simply.
“Then take me to bed.”
“Mate,” he growls.
I grin as he swings me into his arms and does as I ask.
I know we have a lot to figure out and get organized, but right now, being with my sexy shifter doctor is enough.
It’s perfect.
TWELVE
Christian
Five Years Later…
I don’t thinkI’ll ever get used to the way my life is now.
Not because it’s overwhelming or chaotic—though it is, in the best possible way—but because it’sgood.The kind of good I believed was only meant for other people.The kind of good my wolf dreamed about because deep down, he knew something was missing.
Her.
My mate.
My Quinn.
I lean against the doorframe of my office at the clinic, watching her move through the lobby like she owns the place.Because she does.
